“Tukhachevsky was an especially damaging loss for the army and the state.” Quote by Mikhail Tukhachevsky
“Lenin sensed that Tukhachevsky was a kindred spirit. He delegated the most responsible jobs to the obscure lieutenant.” JobsSpiritResponsibleObscureKindredLieutenantsKindred Spirit Author:Mikhail Tukhachevsky
“I suffer the anthropological malady diagnosed by Le vi- Strauss inTristes tropiques: I find it much more difficult to suspend value judgments about the society in which I normally reside than I do abroad. It takes physical and cultural distance to gain moral detachment and political noncommitment. Relativism implies a solid measure of indifference.” PoliticalSufferingValuesDifficultMoralJudgmentGainsDistanceIndifferenceDetachmentRelativismMalady Author:Pierre L. van den Berghe
“Sociology seems to have missed every intellectually promising boat in the last half century.” SeemsLastsHalfCenturyBoatSociology Author:Pierre L. van den Berghe
“Paris with its multitude of art directions calls continuously to the deepest penetration and recognition of your inner essence. Only in this way it is possible to create work that refers the time span.” WayArtEssenceRecognitionParisMultitudesPenetrationArt Direction Author:Bram van Velde
“Art is not for the personal satisfaction of one or the other, but art wants to return all what's in life... Art wants to give back everything what's in our lives. The more comprehensive the artist stands in life the more powerful his work will speak, and therefore a work of art is a measure of the mental size of his creator.” WantGivingArtArtistSpeakPowerfulOur LivesReturnArt IsSizeSatisfactionCreatorWorks Of ArtGiving BackComprehensivePersonal Satisfaction Author:Bram van Velde
“It was truly revealing. The strength of the intervention, the intensity of colors and the happiness of this work, has never left me.” LeftColorIntensityRevealingIntervention Author:Bram van Velde
“Conditions to the north of us, in the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts zone of action, and our offensive on Kharkov demands that we not lose time and we commit all forces so that we can draw off as many divisions as possible from Kharkov. And even if we do not draw them off, at least we will not give Manstein the ability to take any of his units from our part of the front. If we attract one or two German tank divisions - it will be the best contribution to the defeat of the enemy in the south.” IfsGivingTwoActionForceLosesAbilityEnemyConditionsFrontsDemandDrawsSouthDefeatCommitContributionBeing The BestZoneDivisionOffensiveUnitsTanks Author:Aleksandr Vasilevsky
“By seizing the formerly little-known Height 102.0 - the Mamayev Hill - the Red Army fought its way to the fascists' den - Berlin. We are proud to say that our victory in Stalingrad radically changed the whole situation in the Second World War. And this victory meant that our Motherland had withstood one of the most difficult tests in its history.” WorldWayLittlesWarWholeDifficultSituationKnownChangedProudVictoryRedTestsArmyHillsHeightWar Of The WorldsBerlinFascistsSecond World WarDensSeizingMotherlandRed ArmyStalingrad Author:Aleksandr Vasilevsky
“A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody.” MenLongJobsLong TimeGreat Respect Author:Aleksandr Vasilevsky